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When Americans see a “Made in USA” label on a product, it is often a source of pride. It represents the American virtues of entrepreneurialism and industriousness. It is a symbol of support for American manufacturing jobs and high-quality products. And it often spurs American consumers to buy that product.

WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement Wednesday after meeting with Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh. “It was a pleasure meeting Judge Kavanaugh today,” Sen. Lee said. “His insight into the current state of the law and the Constitution shows he is just the kind of originalist jurist we need on the Court.”

President Trump may have offended some of our allies this week when he delivered a stern message reminding them of their unmet defense spending promises, but it was not a message they haven’t head before. "If we’ve got collective defense,” then-President Obama said at a 2014 NATO press conference in Brussels, “it means that everybody’s got to chip in, and I have had some concerns about a diminished level of defense spending among some of our partners in NATO. Not all, but many.”

“NATO and other mutual defense agreements have a purpose,” Sen. Lee said, “but until we no longer bear the greatest brunt of the financial burden, we cannot and should not consider expanding these commitments. The information included in this report would be instrumental in informing Congress’ oversight of our own military and defense spending and would help educate lawmakers on the return on investment we receive in exchange for our involvement in global alliances.”